RJ03 -Reflective Journal Entry 3- Due Saturday, February 20,2010
Choose an inquiry activity that you will use for your informal assessment review.
Explain what science practice(s) it will teach and how you plan to assess them.
Starch Production Through Photosynthesis
In this lab, students will be able to see the contrast between parts of a leaf that have photosynthesized and parts that have not. They will observe that areas of a leaf that receive light are able to photosynthesize to produce glucose (and eventually starch), while areas of a leaf that do not receive light cannot photosynthesize and thus do not produce glucose. This visual image will help students see and understand the results of photosynthesis.
They will be performing two parts to this lab activity: one where they will be following a procedure and another where they will be creating their own procedure which will test another factor that affects photosynthesis. This will require them to form their own hypothesis and adjust it as they move through the activity.
RJ03 -Reflective Journal Entry 3- Due Saturday, February 20,2010
Starch Production Through Photosynthesis
In this lab, students will be able to see the contrast between parts of a leaf that have photosynthesized and parts that have not. They will observe that areas of a leaf that receive light are able to photosynthesize to produce glucose (and eventually starch), while areas of a leaf that do not receive light cannot photosynthesize and thus do not produce glucose. This visual image will help students see and understand the results of photosynthesis.
They will be performing two parts to this lab activity: one where they will be following a procedure and another where they will be creating their own procedure which will test another factor that affects photosynthesis. This will require them to form their own hypothesis and adjust it as they move through the activity.